I just took the survey, and I would like to collect the animals, but I'd rather get them from BABW and register and play with them on BABV.

The new collections:

BABW just made Kermit and Miss Piggy a few months ago, and a lot of people were disappointed because BABW couldn't get the licensing for the characters, and the online versions just ended up as green and pink colored Bearemys, so I don't know why this is being suggested as something new.

On the other hand, I would love Spongebob-themed BABs.

Also, why did it ask our race on the last question? I didn't think that had anything to do with the previous questions.

I was also wondering about the race question. Seriously, what does that have to do with anything?

I can't always get to a store, and the shipping costs are prohibitive to online shopping for me, so I might consider purchasing a special furry friend online -- but only if they do something more than the current virtual bears, like maybe the chance to get an old PSI that I've been looking for.

Marketing / Research uses race for demographics and statistics. It's a fairly standard question when doing most surveys of customer / consumer goods.

I just want build-a-bear to start up a real collector's club, so that there can be early access, previews, and the ability to purchase test items from a website for people that join the club. And what I wouldn't give to have lower shipping rates to other countries!!